 Wang and his trusted security force played a very significant role in ending the Cultural Revolution by arresting the Gang of Four; however, Wang opposed Deng Xiaoping's proposed changes in economic policy, remaining loyal to Hua Guofeng and the continuation of the Maoist political line.As a result, when Deng consolidated power, he removed Wang from his government and Party posts, but did not harm him any further.Wang was born to a peasant family in Yiyang County, Jiangxi on 9 January 1916.